Tomás Mejías Osorio (born 30 January 1989) is a Spanish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
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.
Club career
Real Madrid
Mejías was born in
Madrid
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. In 2001, aged 12, he joined local
Real Madrid
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's youth academy from neighbouring amateurs
CD Coslada. He made his debut with
the reserves in the
2007–08 season, playing five games for them in
Segunda División B
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.
As first-team manager
José Mourinho
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decided to rest
Iker Casillas
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, Mejías was selected for a
La Liga
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home match against
Getafe CF
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on 10 May 2011. He
replaced another club youth graduate,
Antonio Adán
Antonio Adán Garrido (; born 13 May 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
A youth product of Real Madrid, where he acted mainly as a backup, he spent most of his career with Betis. He totalled 129 La Liga match ...
, for the last ten minutes of a 4–0 home win.
Mejías was selected in a 20-man squad for the first match of the
2011–12 campaign, away to
Real Zaragoza
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, but eventually did not make the bench. He contributed 26 appearances
the following year, as the B's retained their
Segunda División
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status.
Middlesbrough
On 11 February 2014, Mejías joined
Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
In this sys ...
club
Middlesbrough
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on loan until the end of
the season. He made his debut on 1 March, in a 1–0 away loss against
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system.
Formed in 1867 as an off ...
. It was his only appearance during the time of his loan, as he dislocated a finger in training and was sidelined for the rest of the campaign.
The deal was made permanent on 4 July 2014, and Mejías signed a two-year contract. On 28 October of the following year, he saved from
Wayne Rooney
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and
Ashley Young
Ashley Simon Young (born 9 July 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger, midfielder, or full-back. He is currently a free agent.
Young started his career as a winger at Watford and made his first senior appearance i ...
as his team won in a
penalty shoot-out
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away to
Manchester United
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in
the fourth round of the
League Cup, also keeping a
clean sheet
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for 120 minutes.
On 5 January 2017, Mejías was loaned to
Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in the Villa de Vallecas district of Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish foot ...
until the end of the
Spanish second-tier season. At the end of
the following campaign, he was released by Middlesbrough.
Omonia
Mejías signed for
Cypriot First Division
The Cypriot First Division (), also known as the Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Cyprus and the highest level of the Cypriot football league system. Operated by the Cyprus Fo ...
club
AC Omonia
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on 10 July 2018. He played 29 matches in all competitions in his
only season, where his team finished sixth in the domestic league.
Return to Middlesbrough
Mejías returned to Middlesbrough on 4 July 2019, agreeing to a two-year deal. In September 2020, he was loaned to
FC Dinamo București
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Founded in 1948 as the team of the Ministry of Inter ...
of the Romanian
Liga I
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.
Later career
Mejías joined Turkish
TFF First League
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side
Ankaraspor
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in January 2021. He switched teams and countries again in October, signing for
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
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in the Australian
A-League
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.
On 4 January 2023, Mejías returned to Spain six years after leaving, agreeing to a contract at
Primera Federación
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club
AD Ceuta FC
Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta Fútbol Club is a Spanish football club based in the autonomous city of Ceuta. Founded in 1956, it plays in Primera División RFEF, Primera División RFEF – Group 2. After being crowned champions of this league, th ...
. On 1 February 2024, having become a backup to new signing
Pedro López, he returned to the professional leagues on a five-month deal at second-tier
FC Cartagena
Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the Region of Murcia, Spain. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at '' Estadio Cartagonova'', with a capacity of 15,105 sp ...
.
Career statistics
Honours
Real Madrid Castilla
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Segunda División B
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:
2011–12
Spain U20
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Mediterranean Games
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:
2009
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References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
21st-century Spanish sportsmen
Spanish men's footballers
Footballers from Madrid
Men's association football goalkeepers
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
Primera Federación players
Real Madrid C footballers
Real Madrid Castilla footballers
Real Madrid CF players
Rayo Vallecano players
AD Ceuta FC players
FC Cartagena footballers
English Football League players
Middlesbrough F.C. players
Cypriot First Division players
AC Omonia players
Liga I players
FC Dinamo București players
TFF 1. Lig players
Ankaraspor footballers
A-League Men players
Western Sydney Wanderers FC players
Spain men's youth international footballers
Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games medalists in football
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain
Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Australia